Washtub and washboard combined.



I 0/1. ELLIS. WASHTUB AND WASHBOARD COMBINED. APPLICATION FILED APR- 23,I9I7- 1,24%037. Paten ted Sept. 11.1917.

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GEORGE T. ELLIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

WASI-ITUB AND WASHBOARD COMBINED.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. EnLis, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Washtubs andl/Vashboards Combined; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to Wash boards, and has particular reference toWash boards as they are associated as attachments with laundry tubs.

The object of the invention is to provide a wash board attachment forlaundry tubs wherein the wash board is an element of the cover of a tub,and has a peculiar construction which renders it capable of immediateuse without the necessity of removing, or reversing, the coverstructure. Thus, I provide a cover frame which may be hinged to the tubat one side, which is generally the rear side or edge of the tub, andmounted within the frame is the wash board which is hinged along thefront side thereof, so that when its rear end is let down into the tubthe board is immediately positioned for use and when'the cover is to beremoved for the convenient deposit of clothes within the tub, it ismerely necessary to swing the frame upwardly without particularreference to the position of the board.

With the above objects in view, and such others as may hereinafterappear, my invention will now be fully set forth and described,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings Figure l is a plan view of the tub having my inventionapplied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tub showing the board in lowered position,

Fig. 4 is a section on line 1 4: of Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 is a bottom viewof the cover structure.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents the laundrytub of usual rectangular formation, a single unit being Mounted uponSpecif cation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 191?.

Application filed April 23, 1917. Serial No. 163,961.

the upper edges or top of the tub 1 is the frame 2, which is preferablyconstructed of metal, as galvanized iron. It is suitably conformed tothe upper edges of the tub, and is secured thereto by means of thehinges 3, which in this case, are adapted to the rear side of the tub.

The opening in the frame 2 is fitted with the board structure 1. Saidboard structure 41 is constructed from suitable corrugated galvanizediron and is longitudinally backed throughout its length by means of thebrace bars 5, which in the present instance are three in number. Therear ends of the brace bars 5 carry the hinges 6 which are secured tothe front side of the frame 2, so that the board a may be let down belowthe plane of the frame. Obviously when the board is let down, the hinges6 will be out of sight since they will be secured to the lower face ofthe frame 2 and also to the lower face of the board l.

Furthermore, the lower face of the board adjacent the free end thereof,is provided with a pair of legs 7 which are mounted upon the pivots 8 sothat when the board is not in use the legs may be turned inwardly so asto lie flatly and wholly against the board, but when the board is to beused, they may be projected beyond the free end thereof so as to supportthe latter at the proper elevation from the bottom of the tub.

Passed through the sides of the frame 2, near the forward end of theboard 4% are the spindles 9 of the turn buttons 10 which may be turnedacross the edges of the board when the latter is elevated into the planeof the frame 2 so as to lock the board in its inoperative position.

In the use of the above described device it is unnecessary to invert orreverse the cover in order to bring the board into use, it only beingrequired to turn the turn buttons 10 out of their locking relation so asto let down the board into' inclined relation against the bottom of thetub, the legs 7 being turned outwardly to elevate the lower end of theboard. Thus, while the device is a permanent cover attachment for tubs,it is likewise readily convertible into a practical and serviceable washboard.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A combination cover and wash boardfor laundry tubs, comprising in combination the tub, and legs pivotallysecured to the with a tub, a framehinged to thetub, and a free end ofthe board. 10 Wash board structure pivotally mounted In testimony.Whereof, I afiix myrsignat ure within the frame. in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

5 2. A combination cover and Washboard GEORGE T. ELLIS.

for laundry tubs, comprising in combination Wi'tnees'esi' With a tub, aframe, a board hinged Within A. ELLIS, the frame to be let down towardthe rear of C. THOMAS.

